As for my background, I started writing professionally about 10 years ago. I've written for The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, and Spin, among other publications. Much of my journalistic work deals with music, and I've served as Pop Music Critic for the Buffalo News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I also wrote a biography of the late, great R&B singer, Luther Vandross: Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross.

I've spent a lot of my life in school (something I don't necessarily recommend, but it is what it is). I hold a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland in College Park, and am Associate Professor of Journalism at Northern Illinois University.

So, what's up with me now? I still write a lot (currently working on a novel), listen to lots of music (check out my DJ site for my music mixes), go to strip clubs (hit me up if u wanna "wing"), and love taking pictures.

My motto is: dream big and go for exactly what you want in life. Lots of crazy, cool shit will happen. Trust.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

In celebration of the legendary R&B singer Chaka Khan's birthday on March 23, I'm posting this interview that I did with her in 2004. She's my all-time favorite vocalist, and it's one of my favorite interviews-lots of laughs. We talk about music, her pals Miles Davis, Prince, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West and Joni Mitchell, and why, of all the drugs she's done, she never liked pot. Check it out here: